J&K: SIA Seized House Registered Under Name Of Separatist Leader Geelani In Srinagar
The SIA has identified as many as 188 JeI properties across the UT which have either been notified or are under the process of being notified for further legal action.
Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday seized a house in the Barzulla area here which was registered in the name of late separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, officials said. They said the property was believed to have been purchased in the late 1990s by Jamat-e-Islami (JeI) and was registered in Geelani’s name who used to live there till early 2000 when he shifted to the Hyderpora area of the city. Geelani died in September last year.
The property was later used as the residence of ‘Ameer’ (chief) of the JeI, the officials said.
The SIA also seized another residential house in the same area, they said.
They said the SIA’s action is part of the seizure of several properties belonging to the JeI, which is a banned organisation.
The SIA has identified as many as 188 JeI properties across the UT which have either been notified or are under the process of being notified for further legal action, the officials said.
These are a result of investigation of case FIR number 17 of 2019 U/S 10, 11 and 13 of Police Station Batmaloo being investigated by the agency, they said.
The move is aimed at choking the availability of funds for secessionist activities and to dismantle the ecosystem of anti-national elements and terror networks hostile to India’s sovereignty, the officials said.
NIA Raids 14 Places In Terror Activities Case In J-K
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday conducted searches at 14 locations in different districts in a case related to terror activities of various proscribed outfits in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said.
The raids were conducted in Jammu, Kulgam (south Kashmir), Pulwama, Anantnag and Sopore in (north Kashmir's Baramulla), a spokesperson of the federal agency said.
The agency said the searches were carried out in connection with a case which was suo-moto registered on June 21 by the NIA Police Station in Jammu.
"The case pertains to the criminal conspiracy for carrying out terrorist and subversive activities hatched by the cadres and Over Ground Workers of various proscribed organizations and their affiliates/off-shoots, operating under various pseudo names, at the behest of their Pakistani commanders/handlers," the spokesperson said.
The official said they are involved in carrying out terrorist attacks by using cyber-space in Jammu and Kashmir. They have been targeting minorities, security personnel and spreading communal disharmony in J&K.
During the multiple raids, the spokesperson said incriminating material such as digital devices, SIM cards and digital storage tools have been seized from the searched premises.
Further investigation in the case continues, the NIA said.
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